Taming the Sovereigns: Institutional Change in International Politics

ISBN-13: 9780521541923 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 372 str.

Kalevi J. Holsti; K. J. Holsti; Steve Smith

Opis

Kalevi Holsti inquires as to how we identify "change" in international politics and distinguish between significant and unimportant changes. Do we really live in a new era or simply see more continuity than transformation in international politics? Combining theoretical and empirical arguments, Holsti investigates eight major international institutions, including sovereignty, international law and territoriality, and speculates on their consequences.

Recenzje

'… provides one of the most thorough accounts of institutional change in world politics…' Political Studies Review

Spis treści

1. The problem of change in international relations: rhetoric, markers, and metrics; 2. The state as agent and institution; 3. Territoriality; 4. Sovereignty; 5. International law; 6. Diplomacy; 7. Trade; 8. Colonialism; 9. War; 10. International institutions: types, sources and consequences of change.